By Christine Persaud
The debate has been heating up across Canada regarding the use of personal smartphones in schools. Some parents and even students are all for it. Others, however, are pushing back. The question comes down to: do kids really need cell phones at school? Let’s examine the issue.
by Lee Rickwood
Hedy Lamarr holds a U.S. patent for a way to keep telecommunications signals safe and secure in what she called “a secret communications system”. But Canadian researchers say security holes today exist in the very fabric of our cellular networks.
By Christine Persaud
It was on April 3, 1973 that Dr. Cooper, who worked as an engineer at Motorola, who made the call to his rival at Bell Labs.
by Lee Rickwood
Popular smartphones are on the list of the devices that emit the most – and the least – electromagnetic radiation.
by Lee Rickwood
The CRTC’s mobile wireless consultation will address today’s market realities, but also it hopes to tackle those of tomorrow.
by Lee Rickwood
The image of a cellphone cage outside every classroom is one of the ramifications of banning their use inside, if not a terribly ironic reflection of the world around us.
By Ted Kritsonis
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) decision to slam the door on Wi-Fi-first wireless resellers — for the second time — shows how out of step the whole wireless industry is in Canada.